I live for lightning at the tower. It is so powerfully beautiful and a quite challenging subject to capture with a camera. This remarkable bolt - and it is a simultaneous strike - occurred south of Squaretop Mountain, on the Salmon National Forest.

Photo: MSM, 7/10/10

Camera: Nikon D300

Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority (f/2.8)

Exposure Compensation: -1.67

Shutter Speed: 5 seconds

White Balance: Auto

ISO: 200

Focal Length: 120mm (180mm focal length in 35mm film)

Lens: 70-200mm f/2.8

Tripod: yes

Also from the sky come the military aircraft that fly by the tower: A10, B1B, C17, C130, EA-6B, F14, F15, F16, T45, even a drone! and here, our first F22 this summer.